Something Awful
| Type of business | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 16, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Formerly Pleasant Hill, Missouri, U.S. |
| Founder(s) | Richard Charles Kyanka |
| Key people | Richard Kyanka Zack Parsons David Thorpe Jeffrey of YOSPOS |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | somethingawful |
Something Awful (SA) is an American comedy website hosting content including blog entries, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. It was created by Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka in 1999 as a largely personal website, but as it grew, so did its contributors and content. The website has helped to perpetuate various Internet phenomena, and it has been cited as a significant influence on Internet culture. In 2018, Gizmodo named it in their list of the "100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It".
The website has been involved in a number of events. These include a conflict with the Spam Prevention Early Warning System, a Hurricane Katrina relief fund being caught in PayPal's red tape, an exhibition boxing match between Kyanka and movie director Uwe Boll, and the creation of the Slender Man.